点前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
点	前
Grade: 2	まえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
點前 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 立て前, 立前 (たてまえ)
• 手前 (てまえ)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たて​まえ [tàtéꜜmàè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞ma̠e̞]

• (Tokyo) てまえ [tèmáé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [te̞ma̠e̞]

Noun

点前(たてまえ) • (tatemae) ^{←たてまへ (tatemafe)?} (alternative reading hiragana てまえ, rōmaji temae, historical hiragana てまへ)

1. tea ceremony procedures, tea ceremony etiquette

   結構(けっこう)な点前(たてまえ)で／結構(けっこう)なお点前(てまえ)で／結構(けっこう)なお手前(てまえ)で

   kekkō na tatemae de ／ kekkō na o-temae de ／ kekkō na o-temae de

   Great tea!

References

• JMdict/EDICT: [1], [2]
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